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gives someone five

gives someone five is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone five.

Meaning of give someone five

Verb

give someone five (third-person singular simple present gives someone five, present participle giving someone five, simple past gave someone five, past participle given someone five)

  1. To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

Questions about gives someone five

What is gives someone five the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives someone five is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone five.

Words near gives someone five in the dictionary

  1. gives someone a speaking to
  2. gives someone an earful
  3. gives someone ass cancer
  4. gives someone beans
  5. gives someone butt cancer
  6. gives someone five
  7. gives someone goss
  8. gives someone gray hair
  9. gives someone grey hair
  10. gives someone grief
  11. gives someone Hail Columbia

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